College Basketball: Georgia Tech beats Rice 54-36

BY JOE RESNICK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Georgia Tech's basketball team spent Thanksgiving Day far from the madding crowd back home in Atlanta, and all the hype on campus surrounding the Yellow Jackets' upcoming football game against Georgia. That made it easier for coach Brian Gregory's squad to focus on the task at hand.
Marcus Georges-Hunt had 11 points and nine rebounds, leading Georgia Tech to a 54-36 victory over Rice on Thursday night in an opening-round game of the DirecTV Classic. They held the Owls to 23 percent shooting and outrebounded them 50-26, including 15 off the offensive glass - resulting in 12 second-chance points.